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Bruce, a paralegal for one of the 50 largest law firms in Illinois, shops around for his firm’s corporate searching and filing needs. Bruce was unsatisfied with the length of turn-around time from many of the corporate service providers he used, which cost him more time and his clients more money, not to mention being riddled with hidden charges and fees that he was forced to pass along to his clients.
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Reserve Your Business Name
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Streamline Your Corporate Filing Process by Reserving Your Business Name
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Name an Outside Party as Registered Agent
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Name an Outside Party as Registered Agent to Ensure Sensitive Documents are Handled Appropriately
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Common Reasons for Corporate Document Rejections
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Follow These Simple Tips to Save Time and Money by Reducing Your Number of Rejected Filings
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Identifying Synonymous Corporate Terms
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Interact With Corporate Documents With Confidence When You Understand State Filing Office Terminology
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An Overview of Good Standing Certificates
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Use This Reference Guide to Familiarize Yourself with Good Standing Certificates
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Plain v. Certified Copies of Corporate Documents
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Do You Need Plain or Certified Copies of Corporate Documents? Use This Reference Guide to Help You Decide
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Evolving Certification Techniques at State Filing Offices
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Budget Cuts and Advancing Technology Have State Filing Offices Changing the Way They Certify Documents
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Solutions for Slow Processing Times
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Budget Cuts Lead to Slow Processing Times for Public Records - Try These Tricks to Secure Documents in Time for Closing
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3 Tips for Choosing a Public Records Service Company
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Choosing a Service Provider can be a Daunting Task This Reference Guide Offers 3 Tips to Help You Evaluate Your Options
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3 Tips for Avoiding Rejection of Articles of Incorporation
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Corporate Filings Are Often Rejected for Simple Errors-Follow These Simple Steps to Avoid Rejection of Your Business Entity Filings
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Bad Corporate Standing: What is it? How do I fix it?
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Unfavorable Corporate Status Can Put Business Entities at Risk - Read on to Learn More About Bad Corporate Standing
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Basics of The Uniform Commercial Code and Article 9
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The Uniform Commercial Code Guides Commercial Transactions in The United States - Read on to Learn More About The Code and Article 9, Secured Transactions
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UCC Financing Statements in Three Easy Pieces
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The UCC1 Financing Statement Form is Filed to Give Constructive Notice of a Secured Partys Interest in a Debtors Property - Read on to Learn About What Information is Required on The Form
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Secured Party v. Filing Officer Responsibilities
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The Secured Party, Not Filing Officer is Responsible for Accuracy and Completeness of a UCC Financing Statement
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Top 5 Mistakes on UCC1 Financing Statements
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UCC Filing Mistakes Can Jeopardize a Lenders Ability to Collect on a Bad Debt - Watch Out For These Common Mistakes on Financing Statements
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Top 3 Mistakes on UCC3 Change Statements
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UCC Filing Mistakes Can Jeopardize a Lenders Ability to Collect on a Bad Debt - Watch Out For These Common Mistakes on Change Statements
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When to File UCC3 Continuation Statements
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A Lapsed Filing Can Cost a Secured Party Their Priority Position to Collect - Follow These Steps to Guarantee Timely Filing of Continuations
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Handling Accidentally Lapsed UCC Records
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A Lapsed Filing Statement Cannot be Revived, But You Do Have Options - Read on to Learn About What You Can do to Minimize Your Risk in the Event of an Accidentally Lapsed UCC
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Tackling Fraudulently Filed Termination Statements
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Dont Panic You Have Options When Dealing With Fraudulently Filed Terminations
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UCC Filings on Sole Proprietorships
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Sole Proprietorships are Considered Individuals, Not Businesses in the Eyes of the Uniform Commercial Code
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Rejected UCC Filings v. UCC's Accepted with Errors
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Rejected UCC Filings are Costly and Inconvenient, but a Filing Accepted with Errors Can Be Even More Dangerous
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Tips for Reducing UCC Filing Costs
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Keep Your UCC Filing Costs Down by Adopting Some or All of The Best Practices Discussed in This Reference Guide
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To Properly Identify Debtors, Omit dba Notation From UCC Filings
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UCCs Filed with a Trade Name Attached to the Business Name May Fail to Properly Identify the Debtor under Revised Article 9
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Tips for Avoiding UCC Rejections
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Rejected Filings Cost Secured Parties Time and Money - Follow These Simple Steps to Avoid Rejection of Your UCC Filings
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Refer to Organizing Paperwork for Legal Name of a Business Debtor
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A UCC is Only Perfected if it Gets the Debtor Name Right - This Guide Provides Information on Determining the Correct Name for UCC Filings on Business Debtors
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UCC Filings with Missing Attachment Pages Pose Risk for Secured Parties
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Collateral Statements are Often Included as Attachment Pages for UCC Financing Statements - This Guide Discusses the Dangers of Missing Attachments
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Minor Formatting Changes May Occur on E-Filed UCC Documents
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E-Filed UCC Documents May Undergo Minor Formatting Changes - Read on to Learn What Kind of Changes You Can Expect
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Purpose of Pre-Filing UCC Financing Statements
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In the Race to be First to Collect, Some Lenders Pre-file UCC Financing Statements This Reference Guide Provides Information
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When is a Terminated UCC Record not Really Terminated?
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There Are a Few Occasions Where a UCC Record with a Corresponding Termination Statement Can Still Be Effective This Reference Guide Provides Information on These Cases
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What Party Names to Search
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It is Important to Search All Names Under Which Liens Could be Filed - This Reference Guide Provides Information on Determining What Party Names to Search
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What Liens to Search For
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Manage and Mitigate Your Risk With a Comprehensive Due Diligence Search Package
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Where to Perform Lien Searches
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Searching the Correct Filing Offices Helps Avoid Surprise Liens
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3 Quick Tips for Effective Lien Searching
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Follow These Simple Searching Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Lien Searching Efforts
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Tips for "Reading" Your UCC Search Report
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UCC Search Reports Vary in Appearance and Contain Different Information Depending on the Data Source - This Reference Guide Provides Tips for Interpreting UCC Search Results
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Why Name Variations Matter in UCC Searching
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For the Greatest Peace of Mind, Look for UCC Search Solutions That Reveal Similar Names
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Limitations of State Direct Online Searches
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Before Using Any Online UCC and Lien Search System, be Sure to Evaluate it Carefully to Understand Its Limitations
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Benefits of Searching for Tax Liens and Judgment Liens
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Tax Lien and Judgment Lien Searches are a Critical Part of a Thorough Due Diligence Investigation
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Alert Searcher to Expected Hits
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Save Time by Letting Your Searcher Know up Front if You Expect Hits on a Lien Search
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Benefits of a Search to Reflect
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A Search to Reflect Confirms Proper Indexing of a UCC Filing and Verifies its Position Relative to Other Creditors
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How Long to Wait to Order a Search to Reflect
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A Search to Reflect is a Critical Final Step in Your UCC Filing Process. This Reference Guide Provides Information on How Long to Wait After Filing a UCC to Order a Reflective Search
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Tips for Reducing Search Costs
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Dont Cut Corners in Your Lien Searches, Incorporate These Cost Saving Strategies to Keep Due Diligence Costs Down
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Search to Include Similar Names to Locate Tax Liens and Mis-Indexed Filings
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Watch Out for Exact Name Lien Searches - This Guide Discusses Why it is a Good Idea to Include Name Variations in Your Lien Searches
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No Need to Order a Nationwide UCC Search
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The Uniform Commercial Code Establishes Guidelines for Where UCCs are to be Filed - Save Time and Money by Performing Focused UCC Searches
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Broad Based Name Searching: What is it? Why is it Important?
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Broad Based Name Searching Features are Powerful Tools That Help Searchers Uncover Name Variations and Locate Mis-Indexed Filings
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Keeping Copy Costs Down for Your UCC and Lien Searches
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High Copy Costs Can Inflate Diligence Invoices - This Guide Discusses Strategies for Keeping Copy Costs Down
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Costs for Performing a UCC, Lien, Litigation or Bankruptcy Search
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The Fees Associated with Due Diligence Searches Can be Confusing - This Guide Offers Information on What Fees You Can Typically Expect
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UCC Searches Might Reflect Filings More Current Than the Through Date
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A UCC Search Might Show UCCs Filed Beyond the Searchs Through Date - This Guide Discusses Why
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Maximize UCC and Lien Search Results to Minimize Risk
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This Guide Discusses Maximizing Lien Search Results as a Strategy for Uncovering Hidden Lien and Locating Critical Filings Under Name Variations
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Why Many Businesses Organize in Delaware
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Simple Set up and Business Friendly Laws Draw Many Businesses to Delaware
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Preclearance Filing Service in Delaware
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State of Delaware Offers Preclearance Review of Corporate Documents to Help Guard Against Rejections
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Delaware UCC Searching
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With So Many Businesses Organizing in Delaware, it Has Become a High Volume UCC Search State - Read On to Learn About UCC Searching in Delaware
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Delaware State Noise Words
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Delaware State UCC Search Logic Drops Certain Noise Words from Search Strings
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Ordering a Civil Litigation Search
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Learn to Order a Civil Litigation Search to Achieve the Best Results - This Reference Guide Walks You Through the Five Pieces of Information You Will Need to Give Your Searcher
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Civil Litgation Search - What Court to Search
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Most Customers Search the State Court of General Jurisdiction and U.S. District Court as Part of Their Pre Funding Due Diligence
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Civil Judgments v. Judgment Liens
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A Civil Judgment is a Good Indicator of a Prospects Character, but a Judgment Lien is the Piece That Can Jeopardize a Lenders Ability to Collect
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